Pete Barinaga Jr
Pete Barinaga Jr
Pete Barinaga
Jr, age 88, passed away on July 13, 2014, in Boise, surrounded by family and
friends. Pete was born January 15, 1926,
in Battle Mountain, Nevada, to Pete Sr. and Elvira Barinaga. In his early years he moved with his parents
to different sheep ranches. Pete started
school in Northern Nevada at the Saval Ranch, riding 3 ½ miles on horseback to
school with a school mate. Pete attended
2nd, 3
rd
, and 4
th
grade in Tindall, near Grassmere,
Idaho, where Pete Sr. was a trapper for Bruneau Sheep Company. 5
th
grade was in Hunter, 10 miles
west of Elko. The following spring, his
parents bought a ranch at the base of the Ruby Mountains at Lee, Nevada. While living there, Pete completed 6
th
,
7
th
, and 8
th
grade at the Kleckner School right on the
ranch because his parents provided the teacher room and board and agreed to
board another student to give them the required 5 students. After the 8
th
grade, Pete worked
with his parents on the ranch and helping the neighbors.
When Pete was 18, there was a shortage
of people to work in the sheep business so he worked 10 years trailing from the
Jarbridge, Nevada mountains, 300 miles to Duck Water winter sheep range and
back. Pete served in the Army from Sept
1950 to Aug 1952, during the Korean War, with honorable discharge at rank of
Sergeant. Following discharge Pete
worked in the sheep industry, ending with Wood Creek in Grandview, Idaho. He began working in logging June of 1956 and
was injured in August 1956 near Sage Hen Reservoir, close to Ola, Idaho. The injury resulted in Pete being paraplegic
the rest of his life. Pete then worked
on motors and other equipment and could fix just about anything. He held a patent on a fence clip tool. Pete
never married.
Pete was preceded in death by his
parents, Pete Sr. and Elvira Barinaga.
He is survived by his sister Angie Viscarret of Boise, brother Albert
Barinaga (Pat) of Grandview, Rosie Oxarango of Boise, Aunt and Uncle
Beatrice and Jim Ornelas of Gardnerville, Nevada, and many nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Pete was always thankful to his
parents, sisters, and brother for their love and care of him over his lifetime.
He also gave thanks to the many
doctors, nurses, hospitals and other caregivers over many years, most recently
Touchmark and Every Day Angels Home Health Care (Lupe, Debbie, Christy, Linda,
Jenna, Christine and others). Pete was
deeply grateful for the support and friendship over the many years from friends
and family. In his words “Agur Danori” (Goodbye
Everyone).
At Pete’s request, there will be no
service. He will be cremated and his
ashes will be spread over the mountains that he loved so much.
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